$5 Worth of Food Around the World

What kind of a meal can $5 buy you anywhere in the world? While it's no struggle to find expensive restaurants the world over, finding a great, delicious deal is often much harder  but worth the trouble. Here's a look at what $5 fetches in 8 cities around the world — the results might surprise you.

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$5 Nizhnyi Novgorod, Russia

To navigate what $5 will buy you in the third largest city in Russia, we asked Nizhnyi Novgorod native, travel writer, and Women's Travel Fest organizer Masha Vapnitchnaia what some of the most remarkable $5 items are in her hometown. Apparently, its pretty remarkable  $5 can purchase 5 tins of imitation black caviar with crème fraîche spread at Real Supermarket, she noted, causing us to envision the best lunch imaginable.